HMS Surprise

The Spanish treasure is declared Crown property, and Jack loses almost all of his prize money. Jailed for debt, he is rescued by Stephen, who persuades Sir Joseph Blaine to give Jack the frigate HMS Surprise. The job is to carry the envoy Stanhope to the Sultan of Kampong. The envoy dies on the way, and on the trip back Jack bluffs Admiral Linois's squadron to save the East India Company fleet. In Calcutta, Stephen duels Canning, Diana's new protector. Canning dies, Stephen removes the bullet from his own body with a mirror, and Diana leaves for America with another man. At Madeira, Jack finds Sophia again.

1. ChangeA different reason for the surgery

   In both, Stephen digs the bullet out of himself with a mirror. In the book the bullet comes from a duel in Calcutta. In the film it comes from the Marine captain, who was aiming at an albatross.

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2. ChangeA different ocean

   The Surprise's first voyage under Jack heads east with an envoy aboard, by way of Bombay and Calcutta. The film sends the ship to Cape Horn and the Pacific.

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3. ChangeNo Diana, no Sophie

   In the book, Stephen proposes to Diana Villiers and Jack finds his fiancée, Sophia, again. The film leaves both out and stays almost entirely at sea.

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